The key to what Leslie says is “if they were stored correctly,” which doesn’t mean in the garage or in the heated house. :) If they’re shriveled or moldy they probably won’t thrive…and also remember that many bulbs (daffodils, tulips) need a chill period (winter) to root in well and perform, which they were probably deprived.

It’s worth trying, but hard to say what the result will be. An experiment!

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Welcome! I’m Margaret Roach, a leading garden writer for 25 years—at ‘Martha Stewart Living,’ ‘Newsday,’ and in three books. I host a public-radio podcast; I also lecture, plus hold tours at my 2.3-acre Hudson Valley (NY) Zone 5B garden, and always say no to chemicals and yes to great plants.